Build on African data. Free while you study.
African university students get free Starter access — 1,000 requests a day across live market data for 20 exchanges, central bank rates, fundamentals, bank codes, and geographic data. Build your final-year project, hackathon entry, or first startup on the same API that powers production fintechs.
Free Starter for 12 months.
- ✓ 1,000 requests/day — the full $19/mo Starter tier
- ✓ Markets, Macro, Identity, Location & Calendar suites
- ✓ NGX dividends, disclosures & broker consensus
- ✓ Renewable while you’re enrolled
Requirements: enrolled at an African university, apply with your university email, tell us what you’re building. Non-commercial use during the program.
Apply — takes 2 minutes →Keys for your whole event.
- ✓ Bulk Starter keys for every participant
- ✓ A ready-made challenge track: “best build on African data”
- ✓ Quickstarts for Python, Node, and AI agents
- ✓ Winning projects featured on our site
University tech clubs, GDG chapters, and student hackathons across Africa — we want to be your data sponsor.
Partner with us →Portfolio tracker
Live prices from 20 exchanges + dividends + your university's investment club holdings.
Inflation dashboard
CBN policy rates and CPI back to 2006, charted — or all 18 economies side by side.
AI market analyst
An agent that answers questions about African stocks using our MCP server and llms.txt.
T-bill calculator
Real auction stop rates vs savings accounts — what students' money actually earns.
Fintech onboarding
Validate NUBAN accounts, resolve bank codes, detect mobile networks in one flow.
Market-hours bot
A WhatsApp/Telegram bot that knows when every African exchange opens — holidays included.